A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story (2006)
- Directed by
- Agnieszka Holland
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rated
- TV-14
- Rating
- 5.1 of 10 from 20 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A teenage girl is killed after her gender identity is discovered. The film follows those close to her as they struggle with tragedy and seek justice.
somberintimatetensegrief-strickenearnestslow-burnharrowingpoignant
What happens
A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story is a 2006 American biographical drama television film directed by Agnieszka Holland and starring J. D. Pardo, Mercedes Ruehl, and Avan Jogia. It premiered on Lifetime in the United States on June 19, 2006. The film dramatizes the events surrounding the 2002 murder of Gwen Araujo, a transgender teenager who was murdered after acquaintances discovered that she had male genitalia. In 2007, the film won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Television Movie or Miniseries at the 18th GLAAD Media Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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